Pin



Q June 22 1926.

C. G. KING PIN- Filed Nov. 10, 1925 2 Sheets-.Sheet 1 June 22 1926.

C. G. KING PIN 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Filed Nov. 10 1925 Patented June 22, 1926.

UNITED STATES.

OFFICE.

GLIFFORD'G. KING, or PROVIDENCE, Rhone ISLAND.

Application filed Nofi 'elnber V Other objects oflny invention/are to provide a pin or brooch or similar article in which the pin-tongueis attached ;direttl'y to the front plate ithont a .pi'ntleijor hinlg Connection whereby the con truc io -15311 1:

plified end the cost ofLniennfa-ctujref reduced, andfspeoi-fi'c'zvlly in it hichf'sa id'pin tongne is ecured flexibly to "said 'front..pl'ate whereby the need the pin, brooch or otherfarticle is greatly inoreised, and theerti'cle in fact rendered practically indestructible.

Other objeots of my invention are to pro, vide such pin or like article inWhi'c-h the catch orpin-point retaining means and the pin ton-gnelsecnring means are formed separately from the front plate. and afterward inserted therein and secured thereto in any suitable manner.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, my invention" comprises essentially it front plate and a, pin-tongue of spring ma terial bent upon itself and comprising an upper and a lower arni, together with means for flexihly securing the hent portion of the pin-tongue to the front plate at the end 0ppjosite the pinpoint-retaining, means, and means for flexibly securing the free end of the lower arm to the front plate,

VVhile' theineans employed for flexibly securing the bent portion of the pin-tongue to'the front plate may be forinediseparately from the latter; I prefer to use for this pin-- pose oppositely-disposed ears integral with the front plate near the end thereof opposite the pin lcetch the Said ears extending transversely over the lower arrnof the pintongue forwardly of v the bent vportion thereof. v

Illustrative embodiments ofniy invention are shown in the drawings which accgmpan and form a part ofthis speoifioition, but it is to bennderstood that;1ny.,i'1ivei 1tiof1' may be embodied niiineronjsj other id that sti'd drawings arenot to-he eon, as restriotfiire, i

In the: drawings ing- 1 m 1 invention, said pin 1 hen many ti hesits actual size f'or th ,ofolealrly -i e *p the front 13 1b, we. 'sel izh in. 68,159.

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In drawings selected for i re f l d in my nv ntio .2 represents a front plate which may he ornamented 'or provided witljt an ornamental coverinth-e usualn aj 'endis provided with a eat-eh or "15in-}";' 0iI'it retaining means 21st one ,end while the opposite end 22- is upturned for, rotectin end Qguidingthebent portion 23 of the pin-tongue which of spring material and bent upo itself to form the up'pe1.-,a1-m 24 and the lower a m 25. The free end of the n'pp'er afrin' terminates 111.211; point which is retained y the batch '21 wh e; the fi me the", let r rm trmr Ha es; pst nd n por oe 2 v e 'e d "id catches tie-e1 intents g flexibly L t i th ttit c n- Illustrati g-thedwells new, v

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provide the frontplate, in the present instance, with a pair of oppositely-disposed ears the said ears preferably being integral with said front plate, and after the pin-tongue has been inserted in position, the said ears are bent down so as to extend transversely over the lower arm of the pintongue forwardly of said bent portion.

It will be noted that the said ears 28, 28 do not press down tightly onto the lower arm of the pin-tongue, and that they therefore constitute a means, for flexibly securing the bent portion of the pin-tongue to the front plate. Preferably the outward end of the said bent portion 23 does not touch the upturned end 22 of the front plate, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the upstanding end 26 of the lower arm of the pin-tongue preferably is slightly spaced from the interior surface of the end wall of the catch 21,. as indi cated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

It will be obvious that the foregoing construction provides an exceedingly simple hingeless or pintleless pin, the part of which may be economically assembled, and as no soldered joints are used, the pin members are not apt to become disengaged by even the hardest kind of usage, while the flexible connection of the pin-tongue to the front plate greatly prolongs the life of the article, in fact rendering it practically indestructible.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the free end 25 of the lower arm of the pintongueis flexibly secured to the front plate by means of a pair of ears 28, 28 formed on the trouglrshaped member 29 (Fig. 11) which is set into the front plate near the :atch 21 and secured thereto by rolling the edges of said front plate over the edges 30, 30 of said member 29.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6 the front plate 31 which is open-ended as shown in Fig. 8, is formed separately from the catch 32, and the latter is secured thereto by rolling the edges of said front plate over the edges 33 of the catch as indicated at 34, 34:, Fig. 12, the base of said catch being trough-shaped as indicated. at 85, Fig. 10. Located within the front plate near the end opposite the catch is a trough-shaped pinretaining member 29, such as above described in connection with Figs. i and 11, and said member is secured to the front plate by rolling the edges of the latter over the edges 30 of said member as indicated at 36, 36,

he. upturned portion 26 of the free end of the lower armof the pin-tongue is retained in the vertical portion of the catch 21 in the mannerabove described in connection with Fig. 1 and the ears 28, 2801: the

trouglrshaped member 29 are bent over the lower arm 25 of the pin-tongue forwardly of tbebent portion 23 thereof, as above set forth in connection with Fig. 1, so that in this instance also the bent portion of the pin-tongue is flexibly secured to the front plate at the end thereof opposite the pinpoint-retaining means or catch, and the free end of the lower arm of the pin-tongue is flexibly secured to the catch which in turn is rigidly connected with the front plate.

This application is a continuation in part of my application Ser. No. 720,961, filed June 19, 192i.

Having thus described illustrative embodiments of my invention without however limiting the same thereto, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 2 1. In a pin, a front plate having pin-pointii'etaining means at one end thereof, a pintongue of spring material bent upon itself and comprising an upper and a lower arm, and means for flexibly securing the bent portion of said pin-tongue to said front plate at the end thereof opposite said pinpointretaining means, the free end of said lower arm being flexibly secured to said front plate.

2. In a pin, a front plate having pinpoint-retaining means at one end thereof, a pin-tongue of spring material bent upon itself and comprising an upper and a lower arm, means for flexiblysecuring the bent portion of said pin-tongue to said front plate at the end thereof opposite said pinpoint-retaining means, said means comprising oppositely-disposed ears extending transversely over the lower arm of said pintongue forwardly of said bent portion, and means for flexibly securing the free end of said lower arm to said front plate.

3. In a pin, a front plate having pinpoint-retaining means at one end thereof, a pin-tongue of spring material bent upon itself and comprising an upper and lower arm, means integral with said front plate for flexibly securing said bent portion of said pin-tongue to said front plate at the end thereof opposite said pin-point-retaining means, and means for flexibly securing the free end of said lower arm to said front plate. I

4-. In a pin, a front plate having pinpoint-retaining means at one end thereof, a pin-tongue of spring material bent upon itself and comprising an upper and alower arm, and means for flexibly securing the bent portion of said pin-tongue to said front plate at the end thereof opposite said pin-pointretaining means, the end of said lower arm being flexibly secured to said front plate.

5. In a pin, a front-plate having pinpoint-retaining means at one end thereof, a pin-tongue ofspring material bent upon itself and comprising an upper and a lower A, arm, means for securing the bent portion of said pm-tongue to sald front plate at the end thereof opposite said pinpoint-retaining means, and means for securing said lower arm to said front plate, the last mentioned means consisting of a trough-shaped member inserted in and secured to said front plate and provided with ears extending transversely over said lower arm.

6. In a pin, a front plate having pinpointretaining means at one end thereof, a pintongue of spring material bent upon itself 10 and comprising an upper and a lower arm,

means for flexibly securing the bent portion of said pin-tongue to said front plate at the QId thereof opposite said pin-point-retaining means, and means for flexibly securing the freeend of said lower arm to said front plate.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 30th day of Octoher, 1925.

. CLIFFORD e. KING. 

